Obama’s America
The roughest, thuggiest, gruff looking black guy you ever did see just beat me in a Scrabble game. I had been undefeated through nine rounds and the loss dropped me back into a three way tie for first and his win brought him up to the four way tie in second. As we both looked at the rankings to see how close the tournament was he goes “Yeah, baby. Dats what I’m talking bout. Ya heard! That’s Scrabble! That’s Scrabble!” And then he fist bumped me. If I weren’t so pissed about falling out of first, I would have been laughing so hard. Bizarre.
January 11th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I know, it’s so awesome that racism is over and gruff, tough black guys can now play scrabble. Under Bush scrabble for black people was verboten.
January 11th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Oh, also, have you thought about how now that Obama was elected it might be Donovan McNabb’s year? He’ll show Rush! Racism is over!
January 11th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Heaven would not be so cruel as to subject the world to an unbearable Philadelphia should the eagles win the superbowl after the phillies won the world series. Give this one to the team with the rookie quarterback.
January 11th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Big Ben is not a rookie. Your refusal to embrace the Steelers is mind boggling. It must be a gender issue-investing in a relationship that you know is not good for you.
January 11th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
But Dawn, the quarterback, he’s black. And it’s a post-racial America. It fits (like the Manning brothers winning in back-to-back years kind of fits).
January 11th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Screw the Manning brothers.
January 11th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
All-Pennsylvania Superbowl would also be a story, though. Screw Obama.
January 12th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Ha! Michelle would SO kick your skinny ass. South siiiiddeee!
January 12th, 2009 at 10:53 am
If the Universe saw fit to reward BOSTON with double championships in baseball/football and baseball/basketball, gifting Philly is no big deal.
January 12th, 2009 at 11:59 am
That’s hysterical.
Have you seen the Shaq Scrabble commercial? I fell all over myself when I saw this and thought of your post:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTA5g8UF0A4
January 12th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
The Patriots are NEW ENGLAND’S Team, Mofo.
January 16th, 2009 at 3:32 am
The Pittsburgh Steelers coach is black. (You should know this because I think you asked me how many black head coaches there were in the NFL.)
He looks like Omar Epps.
(Wait, did I just inadvertently make an all black people look alike comment?)